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Costume Peek – ‘The Great Gatsby’ Movie Next Year

Have a peek at the costume photos for Baz Luhrmann’s movie ‘The Great Gatsby’, which is set to hit our theatres by Christmas next year and from the looks of things, the costumes are going to be fabulous. Carey Mulligan looks divine in her costume for Daisy Buchanan, while Leonardo DiCaprio and Toby Maquire look extremely stylish and handsome. To me, the flapper dresses and the dress style from that decade are so much fun. Not to mention the whole roaring twenties era.

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Costumes – Fun or Your Just Not That Into It

Go to a costume event, any costume event, whether it is held by an organization, or by a private person and you will see little groups of people, all thinking about the costumes they are wearing. Group One: The Can’t Wait for Halloween Crew You can tell them right away: the costume lovers. Chances are they own at least a dozen costume, as well as accessories and elements that can be used to create a dozen more. Put them in a room full of cast off clothing and some old makeup and they will come up with a costume on their own, if all else fails. These are the people wearing the most elaborate costumes and having the best time. They are completely in the moment. Perfect costume choices for this group include historical and elaborate costumes, often with working, … Continue reading

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Buying Costumes Online vs. Hiring at a Local Shop

There are pros and cons to buying costumes online, just like there are to hiring them at a local shop. However, when you compare the two side by side, you often see that the positives for the online shop are far better and brighter than that of the local shop in a number of key areas. Bigger Selection Depending on the size of the local shop, the selection is going to center on the classics and the up to the minute, hottest styles, in other words, the top cash makers. Not only will the store be limited in styles but in size ranges as well. If you are a difficult to fit size, it is very unlikely that they will have much of what you want at all. Better Prices Face it, if you are due to arrive in costume … Continue reading

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Choosing Your Spiderman Costume

You can wear a Spiderman costume whether you are two or fifty two. You don’t even have to be a man to be a Spiderman and no, you don’t have to go halfhearted and wear the Spider girl costume that just never really did catch on. Boy or girl, man or woman, you can wear the Spiderman costume, the end. But, there are other things you will have to keep in mind. The traditional, old school Spiderman costume was red and blue with the big black spider right on the chest. There was nothing wrong with that one, but of course, modern day movie makers have decided that they needed a bit of a change to the look of Spiderman. To make their super hero look bigger and buffer, the newer costumes are a bit snugger and there may have been a … Continue reading

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Batman Costumes

The Dark Knight has gone through many changes through the years, not only in who has donned the mask but in the design of the Batman costumes as well. Whether you grew up in the days of the campy television series and Adam West is the only Bat you knew or you have fallen for the dark and brooding, Christian Bale in the role of the Dark One, there are so many Batman costumes to choose from, you will find the one that makes you happiest. The best thing about Batman costumes might depend on who you are asking. If you are asking the accessory fan, then the utility belt might be the draw. If you like the drama of a cape, then there you go. Dark and mysterious with the leather half mask over the upper part of the … Continue reading

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